chatter

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈtʃætɚ/ UK /ˈtʃætə/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like shatter /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/

Meanings

1

verb
to talk rapidly and at length about trivial matters

The children chatter endlessly about their favorite cartoons.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to talk rapidly and at... prattle babble jabber gab gabble prate blather natter

Word family

Derived forms chattererchatterychatty

Related forms chat chatty

Etymology

Of imitative (onomatopoeic) origin, mimicking rapid, indistinct talk; first attested in Middle English as chateren.

chateren Middle English

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# chatter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈtʃætɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃætə/

## Meanings
1. to talk rapidly and at length about trivial matters

## Examples
- The children chatter endlessly about their favorite cartoons.

## Synonyms
- prattle
- babble
- jabber
- gab
- gabble
- prate
- blather
- natter

## Derived Forms
- chatterer
- chattery
- chatty

## Related Forms
- chat
- chatty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: chateren

## Etymology
Of imitative (onomatopoeic) origin, mimicking rapid, indistinct talk; first attested in Middle English as chateren.

## AI Etymology
Chatter is of imitative (onomatopoeic) origin, mimicking rapid, indistinct talk; first attested in Middle English as chateren. Important recorded forms include chateren (Middle English). The current sense covers to talk rapidly and at length about trivial matters. The wider family includes derived forms such as chatterer, chattery, and chatty and related words such as chat and chatty.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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